Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO RECEIVING ADEQUATE NUTRITION IN LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENTS LIVING WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE DEMENTIA.
(2023-08-24)Dementia is a condition that affects the cognitive and functional abilities of older adults, often leading to the need for long-term care (LTC) homes. Malnutrition resulting from difficulties in eating practices caused by ... -
Barriers to accessing hepatitis C for individuals who have experience with injection drug use and are accessing methadone maintenance treatment
(2012-04-04)Hepatitis C (HCV) is an infectious disease of the liver which affects more than 250,000 Canadians; the majority of those living with the disease have experience with injection drug use. Treatment for HCV involves a strict ... -
Baseline Assessment of Contaminants in Sediments and Marine Biota of Northumberland Strait Nova Scotia Canada
(2019-12-16)A bleached kraft pulp mill operating in Pictou County, Nova Scotia has discharged effluent into former tidal estuary known as Boat Harbour since 1967. After treatment in Boat Harbour, effluent is discharged into Northumberland ... -
Batterer Intervention Programs in Nova Scotia: A Qualitative Examination of Offender Experiences
(2015-04-09)The present study examined the experiences of men court-mandated to one of two batterer intervention programs in Nova Scotia. Eight men participated in 45 minute—1 hour-long semi-structured interviews and spoke to a number ... -
Bayes Analysis of a Lifetime Model
(2017-08-29)Lifetimes models have been developed in the last five centuries. These developments are purposed to fit lifetimes data. Models that accommodate different shapes of the hazard rate function are useful for analyzing the ... -
A Bayesian Network Risk Model for Oil Spill Response Effectiveness in the Canadian Arctic (OSRECA)
(2022-12-16)A Bayesian Network Model is used to aid in understanding the effectiveness of oil spill responses for various scenarios in the Canadian Arctic. While the proposed model can be used as a basis for exploring response ... -
The Beasts in the Jungle: Animal Welfare in International Law
(2011-08-23)Animal welfare has emerged as a pervasive concern in modern international law. The purpose of this study is to situate the international legal principle protecting the welfare of animals within the broader framework of ... -
The Beautiful Synonym is Violent Re: creating Black Identity Through a Poetics of Re-remembering
(2018-12-17)This thesis explores the recent works of American artist Kara Walker in conversation with two Canadian poetry collections: Dionne Brand’s Inventory (2006) and Canisia Lubrin’s Voodoo Hypothesis (2017). This thesis considers ... -
BEAUTY, PROPORTION, AND TRUTH: THE GOOD IN THE PHILEBUS
(2011-09-06)This thesis investigates how Plato reaches his definition of the good at the end of the Philebus, and the relation of this definition of the good to the various parts of the dialogue. Through an internal reading of the ... -
BEDROOM BANTER: ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SEXUAL TALK AND SEXUAL AND RELATIONSHIP WELL-BEING IN SAME- AND MIXED-GENDER/SEX COUPLES IN LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS
(2022-06-24)Prior literature has demonstrated the importance of sexual well-being (e.g., sexual satisfaction, functioning, desire) and relationship satisfaction for physical, psychological, and relational well- being. Therefore, it ... -
The Beginning of the AI-Enabled Preventative PAP Therapy Era
(2023-08-30)Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) therapy is the most common and efficacious treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). However, it suffers from poor patient adherence due to discomfort and may not fully alleviate all ... -
THE BEHAVIOR AND MIGRATORY FATE OF SELECT HEAVY METALS DURING THE DEWATERMENT OF AN EFFLUENT DERIVED SEDIMENT
(2019-08-16)Geotextile filtration has proven to be an effective method of both retaining and dewatering dredged sediments. This option has been considered as a method for the remediation of a contaminated marine sediment in Nova Scotia, ... -
Behavior and Strength of Masonry Prisms Loaded in Compression
(2013-08-07)The compressive strength of masonry is the most important material property for the design of structural masonry. The behavior and strength of masonry prisms under compressive loading has been a fundamental research topic. ... -
Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Masonry Walls Subjected to Combined Axial Loading and Out-of-Plane Bending
(2005-09)An experimental program was designed and conducted to study the strength and behavior of masonry load-bearing walls. Ten reinforced large-scale wall specimens with pinned support conditions were tested under eccentric ... -
BEHAVIOR OF SOLID WALL AND SANDWICH FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER LINERS USED FOR REHABILITATION OF BURIED PIPES
(2020-05-14)This research was focused on studying the behavior of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) liners that could be bonded inside deteriorated buried pipes, as an effective rehabilitation system to increase strength and stiffness. ... -
Behavioral, anatomical and physiological studies of the geniculo-suprachiasmatic tract in the golden hamster.
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Behaviour and Strength of Steel Twin Girder Systems with Torsional Braces
(2014-08-21)This study is motivated to investigate the behaviour and strength of beams with only discrete torsional bracing. The experimental program of a scaled twin-girder system with different arrangements of lateral and torsional ... -
The behaviour of neurologic water during axonal and synaptic neurotransmission: An in silico study.
(2011-08-23)Water is known to take on highly organized structures to influence the reactivity of chemical and biological systems; despite this, water is often only implicitly or approximately included in theoretical studies of biochemical ... -
BEHAVIOUR OF SHORT-SPAN CONCRETE-FILLED COMPOSITE TUBES WITH ±55◦ FIBER ORIENTATION UNDER BENDING AND SHEAR
(2021-12-14)Concrete-filled fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) tubes (CFFTs), an alternative to conventional systems, emerged as innovative and sustainable infrastructure systems for various structural applications. This research aimed ...